Cloth Convertible Top Kit

[Stanger007]

Today kicked off my search for a shop to install a new top on my car.

A year or so back I remember seeing a link on here to a shop that sold the cloth top, pads and window for around $400-$500 bucks shipped. After searching for about an hour I cannot find that thread.

Does anyone know of shops online that sell a quality black cloth top, pads and rear window kit?

Also - for future searchers, here's the quotes I got for only labor and also for parts in vinyl and labor.

• $1100 Parts/Labor; $400 Labor
• $750 Parts/Labor; $450 Labor
• $1550 Parts/Labor; $900 Labor
• $900 Parts/Labor; $500 Labor
• $950 Parts/Labor; $500 Labor

Wes

 

[The Green GT]

Just get a coupe and a 5-Speed while you are at it.

 

[Adam95GT]

IT looks like im going to be doing my top my self... ive been looking around as well $700-$1000 in my area... it cant be that hard... do you have the write up???

 

[Stanger007]

Just get a coupe and a 5-Speed while you are at it.

So I can be as slow as you?

Wes

 

[The Green GT]

So I can be as slow as you?

Wes

If I had the same amount of $$ put into go fast parts who would win?




So do you have an ETA on the S-Trim yet? What about Sam?

 

[Stanger007]

IT looks like im going to be doing my top my self... ive been looking around as well $700-$1000 in my area... it cant be that hard... do you have the write up???

Here's the only writeups I've got...

Writeup #1:

PDF for Foxbody Top

Writeup #2:

Convertible Top Assembly

Removal and Installation

1. Disconnect battery ground cable (14301).

2. Remove rear seat cushion and back; refer to «Section 01-10».

3. Unsnap folding top compartment trim (54602) from 19 studs in tacking strip.

4. Disconnect wires to heated back window, if equipped and slide wires out of top.

5. Remove RH and LH quarter trim panels (31012). Refer to «Section 01-05».

6. Remove belt mouldings and six clips. Refer to «Section 01-08».

7. Making sure folding top is in the full up position, remove 19 tacking strip retaining nuts.

8. Remove two (one each side) folding top hydraulic cylinder retaining bolts.

9. Remove two (one each side) folding top lift cylinder bracket retaining bolts. Remove two folding top hold down clamps (50508) from folding top main pivot bracket support (53156).

10. Release folding top hold down clamps and manually lower folding top assembly to the full-down position.

11. Disconnect folding top tension cable (52806) (safety pin-type retainer) from folding top.

12. Remove front seat shoulder harness retractor bracket retaining nut.

13. Remove upper two (one each side) folding top main pivot bracket support retaining bolts, loosen lower retaining bolts and let folding top main pivot bracket support hang in position.

14. Remove four (two each side) forward upper and lower folding top main pivot bracket retaining bolts.

15. Loosen two (one each side) rear folding top main pivot bracket retaining bolts.

16. Lift folding top assembly from vehicle, taking care not to damage the paint on the surrounding panels.

17. To install, reverse Removal procedure and check folding top for proper operation.

 

[Stanger007]

If I had the same amount of $$ put into go fast parts who would win?

LOL, sounds like ricer logic to me. Yup I went there.

So do you have an ETA on the S-Trim yet? What about Sam?

We're putting the Trickflow kit on Sam's car this weekend at my place.

My S-trim goes on shortly thereafter.

Wes

 

[The Green GT]

LOL, sounds like ricer logic to me. Yup I went there.

And it makes YOU the ricer.

Im off Sunday, maybe Ill mosey on over to your town and lend a hand for a while. But I think I have **** to do. Ill see.

 

[Stanger007]

And it makes YOU the ricer.

Im off Sunday, maybe Ill mosey on over to your town and lend a hand for a while. But I think I have **** to do. Ill see.

Sorry, no can do - my house is a rice-free zone.

We hope to be done by Sunday - we'll see how quick we can check clearances etc and if anything goes crazy. Always something. Give me a call when you're around here and see how far along we are.

Wes

 

[The Green GT]

Sorry, no can do - my house is a rice-free zone.

We hope to be done by Sunday - we'll see how quick we can check clearances etc and if anything goes crazy. Always something. Give me a call when you're around here and see how far along we are.

Wes

If Im around Ill call.

And Ill come in a riced out Civic and talk **** about how my 4 cyl is faster than yall small blocks.

 

[Stanger007]

If Im around Ill call.

And Ill come in a riced out Civic and talk **** about how my 4 cyl is faster than yall small blocks.

LOL, we just fired up that turbo Integra that we built in my shop - supposedly it's gonna be a fast ride. Got a lot of tuning to do on that sucka tho.

The Hondata tuning system is WAY pimp however. Puts the twEECer to shame.

Wes

 

[sage2k]

If I had the same amount of $$ put into go fast parts who would win?




So do you have an ETA on the S-Trim yet? What about Sam?

the better driver

 

[BlackVert]

check 50resto. the good cloth material is called sailcloth, iirc

edit it is called stayfast , not sailcloth

 

[Pokageek]

After this thread, I am deciding against the 408 and putting in a 4 cyl turbo!